Chinese symbol for “alter”
更改
gēng gǎi
to alter
The closest CC-CEDICT match for alter is 更改 (gēng gǎi), defined as: to alter.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “alter”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 改动 (改動) | gǎi dòng | to alter; to modify |
| 涂改 (塗改) | tú gǎi | to alter (text); to change by painting over |
| 改变 (改變) | gǎi biàn | to change; to alter |
| 变造 (變造) | biàn zào | to alter; to modify |
| 窜改 (竄改) | cuàn gǎi | to alter; to modify |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 更改.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 更加 | gèng jiā | more (than sth else); even more |
| 更新 | gēng xīn | to replace the old with new; to renew |
| 更是 | gèng shì | even more (so) |
| 更为 (更為) | gèng wéi | even more |
| 更换 (更換) | gēng huàn | to replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc) |
| 变更 (變更) | biàn gēng | to change; to alter |
| 改变 (改變) | gǎi biàn | to change; to alter |
| 改革 | gǎi gé | reform; measure word: 次 (cì), 种 (zhǒng), 项 (xiàng) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “alter”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.